Book holder

ABSTRACT

A book holder comprising a boxlike receptacle having means for mounting the receptacle on a planar surface such as a wall or the like. An opening is provided at one end of the receptacle for receiving a book. An ejector bar is positioned in the other end of the receptacle opposite the opening engaging the inserted book. An operating handle is attached to one end of the ejector bar and extends through a sidewall of the receptacle for bowing the ejector bar in the direction of said opening thereby partially ejecting the book. A book may be completely concealed within the receptacle yet it can be easily removed by operation of the ejector bar.

United States Patent [72] I vento Wa n T, George 1,562,275 11/1925Armstrong 211/43 1611 Clark Ave., Billings, Mont. 59102 2,588,009 3/1952Jones 248/224X 21 L N 789,477 2,979,120 4/1961 Amburn 211/88X [22] FiledJan. 7, 1969 FOREIGN PATENTS [451 Patented 1971 112,928 5/1918 GreatBritain 211/260 Primary Examiner-Ramon S. Britts [54] BOOK HOLDERAttorney-Robillard & Byrne 4 Claims, 5 Drawing Figs.

[52] US. Cl 211/42,

211/88,221/260 Y [51] Int. Cl A47b 65/00, ABSTRACT: A book holdercomprising a boxlike receptacle A47f 5/ 08 having means for mounting thereceptacle on a planar surface [50] Fleld ofSearch 211/88, 42, such as awall or the like. An 0 enin is rovided at one end of P g P 43, 12 206/4141 1 the receptacle for receiving a book. An ejector bar is posi-ZZO/unqmred); 221/260, 227, 58, tioned in the other end of thereceptacle opposite the opening 1 8789; 248/224, 4411 318; 312/319;engaging the inserted book. An operating handle is attached 99/ 385 toone end of the ejector bar and extends through a sidewall of thereceptacle for bowing the ejector bar in the direction of References andsaid opening thereby partially ejecting the book. A book may UNITEDSTATES PATENTS be completely concealed within the receptacle yet it canbe 1,448,326 3/1923 Arnold 221/260X easily removed by operation of theejector bar.

u w i l7 13; I f 3 1 1, 1 J1 I 30 j PATENIED MARI 6197i INVENTOR WarrenT George ATTORNEY BOOK HOLDER This invention relates to a book holderand more specifically to a book holder having an ejector enabling theuser to easily take a book from the holder, though a book when in thebook holder may be completely concealed form view.

It is known in the prior art to provide a book holder mounted on a wall,table, chair, etc; however, most of those holders of the prior art arein the form of racks having no means to facilitate the removal of a booktherefrom. Further, in situations where a book is entirely disposed inthe holder, there is no projecting edge which may be grasped in order toremove the book.

Applicant has devised by this invention an attractive book holder havingan ejector therein which v may be assembled and operated in a simplifiedmanner.

Specifically, the book holder of this application comprises a boxlikereceptacle of plastic, wood, metal or other suitable materials having afront wall, a rear wall, two sidewalls and a bottom wall. The receptaclehas means attached to the rear wall for mounting the receptacle on aplanar surface. The receptacle is provided with an opening through whicha book may be inserted. Disposed in the receptacle adjacent to andoverlying the bottom wall is a resilient ejector hinged at one end at apoint adjacent the intersection of one sidewall and the bottom wall andhaving an actuator'on the other end thereof extending through the othersidewall. A projection is provided on the under side of the resilientejector bar and engages the bottom wall thereby causing the resilientejector bar to normally maintain a slightly bowed position. In order toeject a book the actuator is compressed thereby further bowing theejector bar and partially ejecting the book from the bookholder. I

These and other objects of the invention will become more apparent tothose skilled in the art by reference to the following detaileddescription when viewed in light of the accompanying drawings wherein:

FIG. 1 is a view in perspective of the bookholder of this invention;

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the book holder of this inventionshowing the ejector bar and a book in the book holder;

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view along lines 3-3 of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a view in elevation of the book holder of this inventionwherein the opening is in a vertical plane; and

FIG. 5 shows the book holder of this invention mounted in a planeangula'rly disposed relative to the planar surface to which it isattached.

With reference to the drawings, the book holder is indicated generallyby the numeral and is in the form of a boxlike receptacle 12. As shown,the receptacle is generally rectangular in shape and includes 'a frontwall 14 and a rear wall 16. The front and rear walls are joined by sidewalls 18 and 20 and bottom wall 22. Mounting means in the form of abracket 24 is attached to the rear wall 16 for purposes of mounting thereceptacle on a planar surface 26 such as a wall or the like. Any othersuitable means may be provided for mounting the book holder on a planarsurface. The bracket shown has a female portion mounted on the rear wall16 having upwardly converging side portions. A male portion is mountedon the supporting planar surface and is matingly engaged by said femaleportion. In lieu of a bracket, double sided adhesive tape or the likemay be used if desired.

An opening 28 is provided in the receptacle opposite the bottom wall 22.The opening is in a plate which is perpendicular to the plane of theplanar surface on which the book holder is mounted as shown in FIGS. 1through 4. In FIG. 5 a modification is shown wherein the book holder ismounted angularly with respect to the planar surface such that theopening is in a plane angularly disposed thereto.

Positioned in the receptacle adjacent the bottom wall 22 and overlyingsaid bottom wall is a resilient ejector bar 30. The ejector bar 30 ishinged at one end at a point adjacent the intersection of the bottomwall 22 and sidewall 20 by means of lugs 32 which engage recesses 34in'the walls 16 and 14. An

actuator 36 is attached to the other end of the ejector bar 30 andprojects through the sidewall 18. The actuator has a button 38 thereon.Intermediate the ends of the ejector bar is a projection 40 attached tothe underside of the ejector bar and engages the bottom wall 22 forpurposes of normally maintain ing the resilient ejector bar in aslightly bowed condition. The length of the ejector bar 30 is somewhatgreater than the length of the bottom wall 22 such that the ejector barwill be forced to bow outwardly toward the opening 28 when in normalposition. Therefore, both the lug 30 and the relative lengths of thebottom wall and the ejector bar assure that the bar will bow outwardly.

In operation, a book is inserted through the opening 28 into thereceptacle l2 and into engagement with the ejector bar 30. When it isdesired to retrieve the book from the holder, the actuator 36 is pushedinwardly causing the ejector bar 30 to bow outwardly toward the opening28 thereby pushing and partially ejecting the book from the book holderto enable the user to easily retrieve the book. Note that since the bar30 is normally partially bowed, little difficulty is encountered infurther bowing the bar upon pushing the actuator inwardly.

The book holder 10 may be mounted on a planar surface in a number ofdifferent relative positions. For example, in FIG. 4, the holder isshown mounted in such a position that the opening is in a verticalplane. In this case, the operation is the same as in FIGS. l'through 3.In FIG. 5 a suitable bracket 42 is shown for holding the book holder inan angular position relative to the planar surface 26.

It is to be understood that a holder may be provided in any of a numberof different sizes depending upon the particular size of the book to beplaced therein.

I claim:

1. A book holder comprising a substantially rigid boxlike receptacle,having a front wall, a rear wall, sidewalls and a bottom wall definingan elongated relatively "deep and narrow recess therein;

means attached to said rear wall for mounting said receptacle on aplanar surface;

said receptacle having an opening opposite said bottom wall forreceiving a book; 7

a resilient ejector bar positioned in said receptacle adjacent to andoverlying said bottom wall for engaging a book inserted into saidreceptacle;

one end of said bar being in pivotal engagement with the inside of saidreceptacle at a point adjacent to the intersection of said bottom walland one sidewall; and

an actuator on the other end of said bar extending through the othersidewall of said receptacle whereby said baris bowed in the direction ofsaid opening upon actuation thereby partially ejecting a book positionedin said receptacle.

2. The book holder of claim 1 wherein said bar includes 'a spacerprojection intermediate its ends and positioned between said bar andsaid bottom wall for normally maintaining said bar in a partially bowedcondition.

3. The book holder of claim 1 wherein said bar is of a length greaterthan the length of the bottom wall of said receptacle and has shouldersthereon for engaging said other sidewall and wherein said bar isnormally in a partially bowed condition as a result of said differencein length.

4. A book holder comprising a substantially rigid boxlike receptacle,having a front wall, a rear wall, sidewalls and a bottom wall definingan elongated relatively deep and narrow recess therein;

means for mounting said receptacle on a planar surface;

said receptacle having an opening opposite said bottom wall forreceiving a book;

a resilient ejector bar positioned in said receptacle adjacent to andoverlying said bottom wall for engaging a book inserted into saidreceptacle;

one end of said bar being in pivotalengagement with the inside of saidreceptacle at a point adjacent to the intersection of said bottom walland one sidewall; and

thereby partially ejecting a book positioned in said receptacle.

1. A book holder comprising a substantially rigid boxlike receptacle,having a front wall, a rear wall, sidewalls and a bottom wall definingan elongated relatively deep and narrow recess therein; means attachedto said rear wall for mounting said receptacle on a planar surface; saidreceptacle having an opening opposite said bottom wall for receiving abook; a resilient ejector bar positioned in said receptacle adjacent toand overlying said bottom wall for engaging a book inserted into saidreceptacle; one end of said bar being in pivotal engagement with theinside of said receptacle at a point adjacent to the intersection ofsaid bottom wall and one sidewall; and an actuator on the other end ofsaid bar extending through the other sidewall of said receptacle wherEbysaid bar is bowed in the direction of said opening upon actuationthereby partially ejecting a book positioned in said receptacle.
 2. Thebook holder of claim 1 wherein said bar includes a spacer projectionintermediate its ends and positioned between said bar and said bottomwall for normally maintaining said bar in a partially bowed condition.3. The book holder of claim 1 wherein said bar is of a length greaterthan the length of the bottom wall of said receptacle and has shouldersthereon for engaging said other sidewall and wherein said bar isnormally in a partially bowed condition as a result of said differencein length.
 4. A book holder comprising a substantially rigid boxlikereceptacle, having a front wall, a rear wall, sidewalls and a bottomwall defining an elongated relatively deep and narrow recess therein;means for mounting said receptacle on a planar surface; said receptaclehaving an opening opposite said bottom wall for receiving a book; aresilient ejector bar positioned in said receptacle adjacent to andoverlying said bottom wall for engaging a book inserted into saidreceptacle; one end of said bar being in pivotal engagement with theinside of said receptacle at a point adjacent to the intersection ofsaid bottom wall and one sidewall; and an actuator on the other end ofsaid bar extending through the other sidewall of said receptacle wherebysaid bar is bowed in the direction of said opening upon actuationthereby partially ejecting a book positioned in said receptacle.